My Perfect Breakdown

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In anticipation of having children, my husband and I got all our ducks in a row. Often without even necessarily meaning to. Our life was following this simple plan: Step 1 – finish multiple university degrees, each. (You know, we have to be able to afford the future children) Step 2 – buy the starter house. Step 3 – get the dog. Step 4 – buy the family house. Step 5 –… Read More

The seemingly correct answer, as we were taught as children is 1. 6 – 5 = 1 However, this mathematical logic makes absolutely no sense in my circumstance. For me, 5 is how many babies I’ve lost to miscarriages. Yes, that’s right, 5 consecutive miscarriages. 5 represents my dead babies. 5 represents sadness, and some of the darkest moments of my life. I have 5 tiny holes in my heart, and scars… Read More